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Apple Cites Open Source Core Security
ChilyMack writes "In a CNet article, Apple senior vice president Bertrand Serlet says, 'A lot of security problems derive from the core ... [With open source code,] thousands of people look at the critical portions of source code and ... check those portions are right. It's a major advantage to have open-source code.'"
With the skin peeled off the Apple, and the raw core exposed, it's easy to remove the rotten bits. Getting rid of the rotten bits is good, as it reduce the number of worms.
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You had me convinced, right up until I realized it was your sig that convinced me. Then my head exploded.